Geonoma elegans Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Geonoma

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen tree. It grows 2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

An understorey plant in lowland rainforest, growing at elevations from sea level to 800 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Geonoma elegans leaf picture by Vinicius Castro Souza (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Geonoma elegans flower picture by Vinicius Castro Souza (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Geonoma elegans world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:667074-1
WFO ID wfo-0000972096
COL ID 3FQJP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Geonoma bifurca Geonoma caudescens Geonoma elegans Geonoma gamiova Geonoma olfersiana Geonoma elegans var. robusta